Babich Winemakers' Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2010
This Sauvignon Blanc is produced from a selection of grapes from our Marlborough vineyards located in the Wairau and Awatere Valleys. A combination of both barrel and cool tank fermentation has added complexity and interest to this intensely flavourful wine.
Winemaker Notes
Region:
Marlborough - Wairau and Awatere Valleys,
Recommended Food:
Partner it with crumbed chicken breasts dabbed with mustard-cream sauce, or with baked salmon, smeared with salsa verde (puréed mint, parsley and capers).
Recommended Cellaring:
1-3 years
Production Notes:
After harvest the grapes were quickly crushed and pressed into stainless steel tanks where most of the juice was fermented at controlled cool temperatures to capture the intense varietal flavours. A small portion of juice was fermented in old oak barriques to contribute to the weight and complexity of the wine.
Technical Notes:
Alcohol: 13.0%
TA: 7.4g/l
pH: 3.33
Residual Sugar: 1.9g/l
Tasting Notes:
Gooseberries, pungent lychee, and rock melon create a lifted and appealing bouquet. Flinty mineral characters add complexity to the nose. It has a delicious sweet fruit intensity, is fresh, yet rich and complex. The small barrel fermented portion lends weight and texture to a lovely mouth filling palate. Zesty Lemon and subtle minerality appear on the finish. This is a very focused and classy wine to contemplate and enjoy.
Awards
4 STARS, 18/20 -Raymond Chan, www.raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, Jan 2011
87 POINTS -Lisa Perrotti-Brown, eRobertParker.com #197, Oct 2011
Wine Writer Reviews
"Fruit from the Wairau, Awatere and Brancott Valleys, stainless-steel fermented with a small portion fermented in old oak barriques to 13.0% alc. Very pale straw-green in colour, this has a subtle and restrained bouquet of tropical fruits and limes. The aromas are tight and concentrated and complexed by the faintest hint of oak spice. Dry on palate, this is a wine of finesse, with softness of mouthfeel, but weight and concentrated density of fruit. Tropical fruits with herbs and a little oak smokiness carry through the palate to the finish. Drink over the next 3 years with seafood, poultry and Mediterranean cuisine."
18/20
4 STARS
-Raymond Chan, www.raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, Jan 2011
"It's restrained on the nose displaying grapefruit, green apple and herbaceous notes. The palate is tightly structured with bright acidity and a lingering crisp finish. At its best: now to 2012"
-Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Feb 2011
"Clear, pale, clean. Intense pronounced nose of gooseberry, herbacaceous, nettle, lime and lemon peel on the palate. Nicely crafted, crisp acidity, long finish."
-International Wine Challenge 2011 - UK
"Restrained and quite classy Sauvignon Blanc with gentle melon, red capsicum and lemon grass flavours supported by fruity acidity. Linear with moderate length."
-Bob Campbell MW, www.bobswinereviews.com, Sep 2011
"10% of the 2010 Winemaker’s Reserve Sauvignon Blanc juice was fermented in new oak barriques with the balance in stainless steel tanks. It gives an expressive nose of lemongrass, bay leaves, lime juice and yuzu zest over whiffs of sweat and cedar. Medium bodied with very crisp acid cutting through the herbal flavors, it finishes long and a little steely. Drink it now to 2013."
87 POINTS
-Lisa Perrotti-Brown, eRobertParker.com #197, Oct 2011
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